iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, and the end of Humane on the AppleInsider Podcast

The iPhone SE 4 - no, wait, the iPhone 16e - is out and it's a huge change of direction for Apple's lowest-cost iPhone. Plus there are yet more rumors about the iPhone 17, and the Humane AI Pin bows out very badly.

We expected the new iPhone to be good, we expected it to be significantly better than the iPhone SE it replaces, but we didn't expect it to be called the iPhone 16e. There is a huge amount to like about the new iPhone, but being the lowest-cost model in the range, there are features it lacks.

Whereas according to which rumors you've heard most recently, the iPhone 17 will have everything. There are again some claims of what the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro will look like, and there are again reasons to doubt them. But until Apple unveils the next new iPhones in September, these rumors are irresistible.

Hopefully you were able to resist the $700 Humane AI Pin, though, because as of February 28, 2025, you wasted every cent. The Humane company, possibly ironically given its name, is not caring for its users and instead is "warmly" switching off everything.

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Links from the show

• More than a name change: iPhone 16e isn't the iPhone SE 4
• New iPhone 16e offers Apple Intelligence at a low price point
• Why the iPhone 16E doesnt truly fit the iPhone SE's shoes
• Apple's iPhone 16e announcement takes a familiar approach
• iPhone 16e vs iPhone 16: A new Apple Intelligence-powered entry-level option
• Apple's C1 modem signals the end of its Qualcomm dependence
• iPhone 16e doesn't have MagSafe
• iPhone SE, iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus are all retired with iPhone 16e launch
• Sorry, Netflix support isn't coming to the Apple TV app
• 'Severance' tops 'Ted Lasso' as Apple's most-watched series for good reasons
• Google Play Books now links out to website & avoids Apple's 30% cut
• Rumor: Apple Intelligence coming to Apple Vision Pro along with more immersive content
• MacBook Pro rumored to get Apple Silicon M5 before iPad Pro
• Unlikely iPhone 17 Pro Max render shows odd camera bar layout
• iPhone 17 design will be dramatically different, says leaker
• Questionable iPhone 17 Pro Max render in better light looks almost tolerable
• iPhone 17 Air rumored to feature titanium frame and support for 35W fast charging
• Humane's AI Pin is no more and owners are left with nothing
• Alibaba to manipulate Apple Intelligence output in China for censorship
• Gulf of Map Explorer

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